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Egypt 1918 — Banque Belge pour l’Étranger, Cairo Branch Issued Cheque

Issued cheque from the Cairo branch of Banque Belge pour l’Étranger, dated 2 September 1918, produced during the final months of World War I. Printed with a rich Art Nouveau–influenced border, dual-tone engraving, and a full branch list (Londres, Rotterdam, Le Caire, Alexandrie, Shanghai, Pékin, Tientsin), this form showcases the global reach of Belgian capital networks during wartime. The cheque is made payable to the Société Anonyme Agricole et Industrielle d’Égypte, one of Egypt’s most important agricultural concerns of the early 20th century. ... Read more →